Berea Sandstone
Berea Sandstone, also known as Berea Grit, is a sandstone formation in the U.S. states of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky. It is named after Berea, Ohio. The sandstone has been used as a building stone and is a source of oil and gas.
| Berea Sandstone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Mississippian Tournaisian ~ | |
Berea Sandstone exposed at headwaters of the Sandusky River, Crawford County, Ohio. | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Waverly Group |
| Underlies | Sunbury Shale |
| Overlies | Bedford Shale and Ohio Shale |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, Siltstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Berea, Ohio |
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